Traditional Hot Ghanaian Meat Pies
Anyone can make these classic hot Ghanaian meat pies
Corned beef pie recipes actually have roots in Ghana Africa. To make a delicious corned beef pie, you will need veggies, canned corned beef and seasonings, just be sure to use good quality canned corned beef.
Traditionally, almost every household in Ghana has a corned beef hot pie recipe.
How to make hot Ghanaian corned beef pie
Prep time 20 minutes Cook time 20 minutes Total time 40 minutes
Ingredients
1 12 ounce can corned beef
1 clove garlic, minced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 large carrot, diced
1 hot pepper, minced
1 large potato, diced
1 medium green pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
Salt and black pepper
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
Directions
In a large fry pan over medium high-heat add oil, brown onions and add remaining ingredients making sure to evenly break-up the corned beef.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C. Cover a large cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
For the pie crust, you can use premade mini filo dough shells, store-bought puff pastry or premade pie crust.
After the dough is rolled out, cut it with a water glass or a round cookie cutter, and then place a small amount of corned beef mixture in the middle.
Bake for about 18-20 mins.
Remove from the oven and let them cool on a metal rack. Makes 12 hot pies.
After Ghana hot pies are completely cooled, the hot pies can be frozen by wrapping hot pies lightly in parchment paper, and placing in a zippered freezer bag storing in the freezer for up to a week.
Corned beef pie recipes actually have roots in Ghana Africa. To make a delicious corned beef pie, you will need veggies, canned corned beef and seasonings, just be sure to use good quality canned corned beef.
Traditionally, almost every household in Ghana has a corned beef hot pie recipe.
How to make hot Ghanaian corned beef pie
Prep time 20 minutes Cook time 20 minutes Total time 40 minutes
Ingredients
1 12 ounce can corned beef
1 clove garlic, minced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 large carrot, diced
1 hot pepper, minced
1 large potato, diced
1 medium green pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
Salt and black pepper
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
Directions
In a large fry pan over medium high-heat add oil, brown onions and add remaining ingredients making sure to evenly break-up the corned beef.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C. Cover a large cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
For the pie crust, you can use premade mini filo dough shells, store-bought puff pastry or premade pie crust.
After the dough is rolled out, cut it with a water glass or a round cookie cutter, and then place a small amount of corned beef mixture in the middle.
Bake for about 18-20 mins.
Remove from the oven and let them cool on a metal rack. Makes 12 hot pies.
After Ghana hot pies are completely cooled, the hot pies can be frozen by wrapping hot pies lightly in parchment paper, and placing in a zippered freezer bag storing in the freezer for up to a week.
